Fred Flintstone Would Love This Weird Pedal-Less 'Running' Bike

It's a good thing we old timers are around to tell the younger folks that a two wheeled contraption without pedals is old news.

Wiki article about a hobby horse, or laufmaschine.

Did they mean "laughsmaschine"?

Looks more like an art project to me.

No gearing at all, and what happens if you misstep and hit the rear wheel?

<ouch>

Certainly is not a vehicle where Bermuda shorts would be appropriate!

<ouch> would be the least of it!

Must be boring going up hill.....

Hmmmm..... Almost a bicycle:

that probably maxes out at less than 1/2 the speed of most bicycles;

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that prevents the rider from sitting more upright to peer over traffic or rest his/her back;

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that surely makes slight uphill grades a challenge and steep uphill grades next to impossible;

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that positions the riders head between two stiff structural members like a bottle cap in a bottle opener;

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that requires the rider to be strapped into place, lest the rider selfishly attempt to avoid whatever horror this death trap is approaching.

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Well, I'm not sure it is for me, but perhaps I can think of some people who deserve this as a present.

I just can't imagine supporting my entire body weight with a crotch sling.

Where are the foot rests?

The world is your foot rest.

I am guessing you wouldn't want to take your feet of the ground for fear of losing your balance (which in this design is quite different from a standard bicycle when you think about it).

By far, the stupidest contraption I've seen in a very long time.

A far stupider device...

"Oooo, look at me! I'm so very important! Not only do I annoy the public with my private conversation using my handheld, people will now think I'm nuts because I'm talking to myself using my handsfree! Yay!"

I saw a 60+ woman wearing one the other day. Sheeple. <Puke>

Person waiting in Line says to the guy in front of him: "What did you say?"

Guy with stupid device: "I'm on the phone!"

Person waiting in Line says to the guy in front of him: "Jack-Ass!"

So, does this clip onto your crotch, or what?

if I say no, would you still be interested?

Not until they come out with a vibrating version. Can you imagine? People not rushing to answer the phone!

ROFLMAO.

I am waiting for the versions with built-in view screens (yea they are on their way in the near future).

Not only will you get to be annoyed by users but you will also have them walking in to you if you are not careful.

Progress can be painful, but no need to worry too much unless people start muttering "Where is sarah connor?", "We are the borg" or "Windows has experienced an unexpected problem please reboot me".

I think that they just need a more appropriate name; my suggestion is that they rearrange the letters to spell FIZL.

My back hurts just looking at this thing.

A rare moment when I am left speachless by the sheer stupidity of the exercise.

I can't tell if there's rear brakes, but a forward flipping face-plant on this contraption looks particularly problematic.